The focus of this study is the demand for foreign labor in construction industry. While productivity contributes significantly to economic growth country but trend has decreased over recent years. Hence, paper aims identify whether increase force or other factor inputs capacity projects Malaysia. Results show relationship between and factors related employment industry Malaysia from year 1986 2...

Construction industries are often characterised as large or small by reference to the proportion which gross construction output represents of the national economy. While this may be adequate in developed western economies, it is not so helpful in developing economies, or economies in transition, where data on both construction output and the national economy are particularly uncertain. This pa...

The Kraljic matrix has been largely used in many different industries as an efficient tool for developing differentiated purchasing strategies. However, its application on construction industry is unknown, as well as the lack of systematical approach on criteria prioritization which is one of the key issues of the methodology. This paper describes the application of Kraljic matrix on a large co...

This paper introduces the concept of macro-manipulators as the means whereby the full robotisation of construction may become practicable. Two examples of full scale machines which are in the process of commercialisation are presented to illustrate the feasibility of the technology. The paper examines in brief the applications potential of these devices in relation to the broad processes that c...

Supply chain coordination has become a critical success factor and effectively improved the performance of organizations in various industries. The construction industry in general is characterized with high fragmentation, low productivity, cost and time overruns, and conflicts. The application of supply chain management in construction industry may provide a new solution for resolving these pr...

Original scientific paper Project success is highly dependent on the project management process, and there are several aspects that need to be carefully considered. This article aims at responding to the research question: are there similarities in different industries in what concerns the critical aspects for the success of project management? Throughout a comprehensive survey applied to mediu...